Building a Kitwood Hill Models 45ft Gallows Turntable

[elwoodblues]

Howdy Ron,

Congratulations on the installation of the turntable.  It looks terrific.  Thanks for taking the time to show your process for the build and installation.

Have fun,
mike

Thanks Mike,

Glad you enjoyed the build.

[elwoodblues]

Looks great Ron.

Are you going to make some pushers for it? I made mine and found out it's better to add them after the scenery is attached.

Thanks Philip,

Pushers?  I never even thought of that.  That is a small detail that would make a great addition to the turntable.  Once I get the area completed I'll add them.  Thanks for asking.   

[elwoodblues]

Looks great Ron.

Are you going to make some pushers for it? I made mine and found out it's better to add them after the scenery is attached.

What I did was to remove the TT drive, so I can easily remove the bridge when working in that area.  Eventually, I'll go back and re-install the drive.  And I do need to add pushers on mine; I realized when I was positioning my coal dock that I needed to make room for those to swing and clear the dock.

dave

Dave, 

Right now it is easy to pop the turntable out of its hole.  The plan is to do what you did, remove the motor when I scenic the deck.  Once the deck is scenic, I'll replace the motor and power it up.

[deemery]

Ron, when you think about scenery, don't forget the pathway for the guys moving the turntable...

dave